That Mexican KeyLime tree freeze

I am very concerned for my Mexican KeyLime tree. This winter storm that lasted 1 wk was really harsh on my citrus trees. They're all too big so I couldn't put them in the house, but I did my best to protect them from the cold. 

Photo 1- The first day I uncovered them and placed them back on their spot, they looked ok. 

Photo 2 - The following day it looked a little more yellow. 

Photo 3 - Today it looks unbelievable!

🙏😩🥶😭 

Praying this tree makes it. The two avocados (12 yr & 2.5 yr) didn't make it.

This one is special because I grew it from seed many many years ago. From some limes my granny brought from her very own tree, at her house in Mexico. 

I did plant seeds from some she brought this last fall, and I did plant the seed from a lime THIS one produced THIS year finally after 11 years. 

We will see what happens in a few weeks. I am hopeful.

Meyer Lemon Tree

Little Panchita the Bee is back with 3 of her BFF's. Tony's Meyer Lemon is so full of flowers, it's crazy! They're all starting to open so it smells SO good, especially if the wind blows. 

3.16.2019 is its DOB so it isn't even the old.  It'll be 2 this year and already I have harvested so many lemons from it.

It'll need to be repotted because our outgrew its pot. Maybe once spring gets here. I don't wanna mess with the lemon flowers right now. 

Golden Pothos

Kitchen Window

Variegated String of Hearts

Meet my Pepa, or Pompeyo? I originally called her Pepa because she's pink, but for some odd reason this little pot reminds me of a little clown face. I guess that's why I started calling it Pompeyo instead. 

Anyway,  I bought a clipping on Etsy of the VSOH's then saw that it did 'work' so I went off and bought another 2. I did the butterfly method to propagate,  that worked wonders imo. 

(12.99 each clipping plus shipping x's 2)

I had heard they're slow growers, but to me they grow pretty decent. 

I am loving this little plant more and more as it grows. I am glad I decided to order another 2 clippings to give the little pot a fuller look.

I have the regular SOH's but they don't catch my eye as much as these do.

I just love the variegation on them leaves. I got these September 2020 as just clippings, and we're February 2021. Let's see how he'll look from here to this next September when he turns 1.

I love Roses

Went to the home depot today 1.23.21. I was not planning on going to the outdoor back section, but decided to go see. They had LOADS of roses in packages. I felt my eyes budge when I saw them.

 

Mostly all my roses died last summer and I have no idea why. Ever since we moved into this house, we had a 'his and hers' we got from Trader's Village. That was back in 2003!) Mine died first, around 2017. I think ants got to them. I managed to save my honey's for 3 more years. 

 

I had a total of 5 rose bushes in pots, then bought a white rose online, just last year - mid summer. I planted it in the ground and planted 2 more next to them. I guess roses and mid summer planting is a no go, because none of those 3 survived. 

I noticed they all started getting black too. Maybe too much fertilizer? I didn't ever use it more than once a year. I tried a little more this year... so I blame that. I managed to save one. The small, red, front yard rose. It was huge, and had to be cut back to just one tiny twig left. But it's still alive!

So far it's still blooming, and growing. I hope it comes back bigger than it was. 

The hun hates roses, I don't know why. But he is okay with me having them. I am a big fan. Roses remind me of grandma and mom. I told him to help me pick one, so he got the voodoo one. He was hurrying me up, so I just went with the traditional red rose. Later on I decided that I also wanted a lilac one so we went back this weekend and got one more... (I even got matching pots for them!)

I MAY or may not get one more... a white maybe? or yellow?! Not sure. Let's see if the hun doesn't get mad first for getting all these roses hahah!

$6.98 each + 2 bags of dirt $10 each + 3 pots at $10 ea.

OHHH! I did buy one in the beginning of fall 20202 when all mine were completely goners. It's a light rose color that after a while turns to white. I'll need to look for that tag to post it... 

So with that said, I now have - 5 roses again!

 

 

Philodendron 'Tiger Tooth'

Also Known as the Jungle Boogie. This was my last purchase of 2020. I got this one online at Gabriella Plants. It was a very good experience and I totally LOVED this plant. Since day one, once it came out the box it became one of my top 10! 

I can honestly say I am obsessed! When I wake up,the first thing I do right after I open the blinds and curtains is take a good look at this one. Those leaves are just too pretty! The shape is amazing to look at. I love all the curves it has. Truly looks like a tooth of some sort.

This is her second leaf since she's been home. So I'm guessing she's a pretty fast grower? She came in a 4 inch starter pot - tiny, I know! ...and I recently repotted her. My hun bought me this really cute pot for it. I decided to plant it in a plastic container, then just place that in the ceramic. I feel my plants do better in plastic than in ceramic.

The ceramic pots are TOO cute tho, so I buy them to insert the plastic container in them.

Let's see how big my Jungle Boogie gets by the summer time... I hope I don't have to repot too soon. Or if she grows too fast, I may have to propagate and put them together for a fuller look.

 

 

 

Andasonii

SUPER excited about this find. It was the day I bought the roses. I didn't want to add on another plant because what happened to 'not being a chiflada' this year with plants?

Plus I 'already have one' ...but mine doesn't look like this?! Mine is smaller, softer leaves?! 

I'm standing there at THD where they have about 10 of these, but confused as to why does mine look different if it's supposed to be an andasonii?! 

The hun is all "Just take one! If you don't, there won't be anymore then I'll be like 'I told you so' like always!" My hard headed ass didn't take one. So all through the way to pay and the way home, I kept talking about 'WHY does this plant look different? I really like it!! Dang. I should have bought one!'

You can imagine my hun's face LMAO!

Luckily, some item we bought did not work for what we needed it ( safe for gun) so we went back to return that, so I used that $ to buy myself THIS plant!

There was a lady with 4 andasonii's in her cart at that time, Like WHY?!?! I went, looked around, picked one and let's go! This is the little beauty I was leaving behind. I am so GLAD the hun took me back that same night. Because, we've been back and there is no more! I am sure they were gone by the following day.

$20.55 - Isn't that an amazing price too?!